Seyi Fabode

Jul 15, 2025

3

min read

Marketplace

Marketplace

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The Airbnb for Power: Monetizing Industrial Excess for the AI Era

Airbnb didn't build hotels; it unlocked the value of spare rooms. We can do the same for the power grid by monetizing underused industrial generators for the new era of high-demand power consumption.

When Airbnb launched, it didn’t build a single hotel; it unlocked the latent value of millions of spare bedrooms. The same revolutionary principle applies to our power grid. The “spare rooms” are the underused turbines, combined heat and power units, and industrial generators sitting idle across the country.

The Market Reality

Industrial CHP units in refineries, paper mills, and manufacturing plants have nameplate capacities totaling tens of gigawatts. Many run only when specific industrial processes require them, leaving gigawatts of potential power untapped. Simultaneously, a new generation of power offtakers—from AI training clusters to advanced manufacturing facilities—are desperate for clean, firm, and reliable power to meet their operational goals.

What’s Missing? A Transparent Marketplace.

  • Standardized Contracts: Bankable VPPAs and tolling agreements that are easy to execute.

  • Real-Time Capacity Data: Information fed from plant control systems into intelligent matching engines.

  • Regulatory Intelligence: A deep understanding of which markets (PJM, ERCOT, MISO) enable these transactions most effectively.

AsimovGrid is designed to be that Airbnb for power. It doesn’t just list capacity; it pre-qualifies it, optimizes it for matching, and helps both parties navigate market and compliance hurdles. For capacity owners, it’s a way to hedge against declining industrial load and create new revenue. For power offtakers, it’s a way to bypass multi-year interconnection queues and secure the energy they need to grow.

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